p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3369 of 2026 Sundar Sisa …. Petitioner(s) Mr. S. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party(s) Ms. S. Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 01. 1. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Machhakund P.S. Case No.74 of 2023 corresponding to T.R. Case No.72 of 2023 registered on the allegation of the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)C of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Koraput. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 3. The prosecution case is that as per report by OIC p. 2 Machkund P.S. the informant reported regarding storage of contraband ganja in order to transport the same to outside Odisha and the fact was entered in GD and intimated the fact to SDPO, Nandpur as well as SP Koraput and formed a team and other members. It is alleged that after that proceeded to village Ambapada and arrived at the village Ambapada at about 10:30 AM and proceeded towards the house of the petitioner and being seen the police party the petitioner ran towards the jungle and managed to flee away. It is alleged out of suspicious the raiding party verified the house of the petitioner and found three numbers of tinsel jari bags which were kept inside the house from which acute smell of Gannja was coming out. It is alleged that the informant along with other raiding party members seized 53 kg 500 grams of "Ganja" from the outside house of the petitioner in presences of the witnesses, and thereafter the informant lodged the F.I.R. and prepared the seizure list. 4. The FIR was registered in the present case on 01.08.2023. Since the petitioner is avoiding his arrest, it appears that the investigation has not been proceeded. In view of the seriousness of the allegation and involvement of the petitioner in the offence punishable under the NDPS Act, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. At this stage, p. 3 learned counsel for the petitioner on instruction submits that his client would surrender before the court below, however this Court may issue direction to the court below for disposing of the application on the same day. 5. It is open for the petitioner to move appropriate application for regular bail before the court below after surrendering. If such application is filed, it is expected that the courts below shall consider the same on its own merits on the same day. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Ashok MOHAPATRA